Apple Power Macintosh 7200/120

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Power Macintosh 7200/120

Released 1996

A 120 MHz PowerPC desktop with three PCI slots and built-in Ethernet.

Type
Compact
Processor
PowerPC 601 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 7200/120)
Memory
16 MB
Storage
1.2 GB
Screen
–
Weight
–

Performance

Processor
PowerPC 601 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 7200/120)
CPU cores
1
Memory
16 MB
Storage
1.2 GB
CPU
120 MHz PowerPC 601 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache and 256 KB L2 cache
GPU
Built-in video with 1 MB VRAM standard, expandable to 4 MB; standard VRAM supports 832 × 624 at 16-bit colour and 1024 × 768 at 8-bit colour
Memory type
Four 168-pin DIMM slots; 16 MB standard, expandable to 256 MB with 70 ns memory
Storage type
1.2 GB internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and 4× AppleCD 600i CD-ROM drive in Apple's listed configuration
Expansion slots
Three PCI slots and a bay for another internal storage device

Display

Screen
None built in

Connections

Ports
Ethernet
Back ports
DB-15 monitor output, Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connections, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, 16-bit stereo audio input and output
External displays
Built-in video supports up to 1280 × 1024 pixels with 4 MB VRAM; the standard 1 MB allocation reaches 1024 × 768 at 8-bit colour

Design and power

Type
Compact
Operating system
macOS
Power supply
Apple's Japanese model sheet lists 215 W maximum continuous and 300 W peak; the PC Compatible variant has a different figure and is excluded here
In the box
Original System Software 7.5.3. Apple's Japanese technical sheet lists the 16 MB/1.2 GB/4× CD-ROM configuration; a distinct first-sale date was not established.

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorageStorage type
PowerPC 601 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 7200/120)16 MB1.2 GBHard drive

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Three PCI expansion slots
  • Built-in 10BASE-T Ethernet
  • VRAM expandable to 4 MB

Cons

  • No USB ports
  • Internal storage uses SCSI
  • 1 MB standard VRAM limits high-resolution colour depth

Closest rivals

Model
TypeProcessorMemoryStorageScreenWeightReleased
CompactPowerPC 603e 160 MHz (Macintosh Performa 6360)16 MB1.2 GB––1996
CompactPowerPC 603e 160 MHz (Power Macintosh 4400/160)16 MB1.2 GB–9.5 kgNov 1996
CompactPowerPC 603e 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 6300/120)16 MB1.2 GB–8.6 kgJun 1996

Sources

  1. support.apple.com/ja-jp/112081

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